Historical Reenactment
LARP (Live Action Role Playing) SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism)Fantasy, Buckskinners, Muzzleloaders, Civil War buffs, Native American Regalia, and other period leatherwork.
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Ok, a while back (yeesh, has it been a yearnow?), I said that I would put together a tutorial on my method on makingmugs. Finally got everything together, so here it is. I've got over 25 photos to go with the tutorial, so I'm going to be breaking itinto several sections. As I'm not good at organization, I don't have aparts/tools list, so it would probably help to go through the entire tutorialto see what I'm doing, then you can figure out what you'll need if you want totry to make a mug yourself. Oh, on an off note, this is just how I doit. Don't hesitate to change some of my steps to fit the way you dothings. Let's get started. Forming the Base To form the base…
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this or if it's ok for someone new to post such a thing but I thought some may be interested. A very non-definitive guide to how I make a leather bottle. This bottle is based on the ones recovered from the wreck of the Mary Rose. Bottles like this were commonly in use in Great Britain from the 11th century to the beginning of the 17th and hopefully this will be an example of traditional wax cuir bolli (soaked in boiling beeswax to create a great strength within the leather and a waterproof and fairly easily maintainable finish. It starts out with a paper pattern and some 3.5mm (ish) veg tan shoulder I have…
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Was looking into making a reproduction holster for an heirloom .32 S&W Short that dates from maybe 1917-1919. As far as I can tell, this was carried loose in a pocket and never had a holster. My guess is that a pocket holster would have been the most likely, but these seem to have been rubberized canvas, and there were flap holsters for the caliber. What caught my attention is that even those made into the 20th Century used a stud fastener. Am guessing snaps hadn’t become popular on holsters yet. So, if I want to keep this halfway historically accurate, should I go with a stud? Noter: this is just for keepsake value. Am planning on putting the date I make th…
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I watched ' thd good, the bad And the ugly for the umpteenth time today, the full special edition. It's my fave movie, I enjoy it every time I watch it. I know nothing about ordinance, but when Tuco and Blondie rig that bridge to be blown up, they put dynamite all along the bridge, with fuses etc all tied together, they both tell each other about the location of the money. Then Blondie lights one fuse. How does one single lighting of the fuse set all the other dynamite off ???? The whole bridge blows up in its entirety ?? Or is it one of those movie questions nobody is meant to ask? I do know about the 'boo boo' during filming....oops . HS
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So the seax is almost more of a long push-dagger (palm wrapped around pommel rather than butted against it), forged from a railroad spike (just twisted and drawn, 1st forged anything…) and due to the head of the spike and length of blade (11” sharpened maybe?), is exceedingly pommel-heavy. Also has a very short handle section, just to make balance worse (all slice, no chop if that makes any sense…). But, because they were typically carried suspended horizontally from the belt, I’m trying to figure out how to have enough sheath to contain/control the blade without gravity and momentum taking a quick advantage while I’m moving. I don’t really want to transition to …
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This is a copy of a medieval drink container found in the Mary Rose, HenryVIII's flagship. Another view . . .
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9oz vegtan. worked over a wood rail till pliable sergey dragon stamp, fiebings real red and USMC Black using an airbrush
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This was a different project for me. Ive always every to make a shooting bag just for the fun of it. I finally got around to it. I got creative in trying to make it appear aged. It was kind of nice not having to worry much about being perfect on a project. The rough edges and things add to the effect.
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Film on armor
by wjw- 2 replies
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I have an old set of hardened leather armor. It has developed a white film on top. How do I recondition it to remove it? I am thinking it needs to be re-heated, but I do not know the temperature or for how long. Thank you for the help!
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1812 Hat 1 2
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Anybody got a pattern for one of these? Thanks.
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